Rock_the_House_(album)

Rock the House
Rock the House
Studio album by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
Released	April 7, 1987
Recorded	1986
Genre	Pop-rap;
Length	44:36
Label	Jive/RCA
Producer	Dana Goodman, Lawrence Goodman (co.)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince chronology
Singles from Rock the House
	"Girls Ain't Nothing but Trouble"; Released: 1986; "Just One of Those Days"; Released: 1987; "The Magnificent Jazzy Jeff"; Released: 1987; "A Touch of Jazz"; Released: 1987; "Don't Even Try It"; Released: 1988;

<i>Rock the House</i> (album)

Rock the House (album)

1987 studio album by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

Rock the House is the debut album from the hip hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. The album was released on April 7, 1987 in Europe and the United States, and was subsequently re-issued in 1988 in Europe and the United Kingdom. Three tracks from the album were released as singles: "The Magnificent Jazzy Jeff", "A Touch of Jazz" and "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble". When the album was released on CD in 1988, the rerecorded version of "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble", which was released as a single after He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper ran its course, replaced the original 1986 recording.The art work for the Album cover was done by a local Philadelphia Artist Charles Gossett.

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AllMusic review

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AllMusic review

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The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 203.

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"UK Albums Chart - February 22, 1987". UK Albums Chart. Official Charts Company.

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"Billboard 200 - December 17, 1988". Retrieved March 1, 2020.

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"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - June 6, 1987". Retrieved March 1, 2020.

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"American album certifications – DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince – Rock the House". Recording Industry Association of America.

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Girls Ain't Nothing but Trouble"	Will Smith, Jeffrey Townes	5:07
2.	"Just One of Those Days"	W. Smith, J. Townes	5:43
3.	"Rock the House" (Live, NY Union Square)	W. Smith, Clarence Holmes	4:21
4.	"Taking It to the Top"	W. Smith, J. Townes	5:21
5.	"The Magnificent Jazzy Jeff"	W. Smith, J. Townes	5:25

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Just Rockin'"	W. Smith, J. Townes	5:03
7.	"Guys Ain't Nothing but Trouble" (featuring Ice Cream Tee)	W. Smith, J. Townes, Bettina Clark	4:30
8.	"A Touch of Jazz"	Dana Goodman, Lawrence Goodman	3:16
9.	"Don't Even Try It"	W. Smith, J. Townes	5:24
10.	"Special Announcement"	W. Smith, J. Townes, C. Holmes, D. Goodman	1:46
Total length:			44:36

Chart (1987)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart^[4]	97
US Billboard 200^[5]	83
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	24

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[7]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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Rock the House (album)

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AllMusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]